Your argument makes alot of sense. so long as God's view of justice is the same as yours. however, your view is not the view presented by the Scriptures nor especially by the teachings of Christ. if it's all a fable (like all the virgins for the suicide bombers), then you're good. if it's not a fable and no sin (no matter how small or finite) can be in the presence of the living God, then you're in trouble. the real issue is what is the truth and, as the writer of the article which started this whole discussion stated: the unpalatability of a proposition has no bearing on its truth.
if it's not a fable and no sin (no matter how small or finite) can be in the presence of the living God, then you're in trouble.
If that's what the Bible says—and you would know that better than I—I must say, so much the worse for the Bible. Everything I know about what it means to be reasonable and what it means to be merciful and what it means to be just tells me that no infinitely reasonable, infinitely merciful and infinitely just deity would decree infinite punishment for a finite transgression. In my view, if the Bible says this, the Bible has got it wrong.
But—as you might say—"That's your view." And—should you say that—you would be correct, sir!
Best regards...